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Olympic Basketball OT (poll)

The international teams are fighting a close race to see who has the ugliest frontcourt. The frontrunners are Argentina with the ugly twins, and Spain with the Gasol brothers. I think Marc Gasol may even play the part of the Geico caveman on TV. Is it enough to overtake the Argentinians who can't afford haircuts?

Just so this post isn't entirely useless, I have to point out how Scola is outworking team USA in the first half in the paint.

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Which is the uglier frontcourt?
Gasol brothers
28 votes
Scola and Oberto
24 votes

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Team USA looking ok

Not great, certainly, but ok. They lead a Manu-less (first quarter injury) Argentina squad by 15 with about 5 minutes left.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 22, 2008 9:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

USA-Spain rematch for the gold

I think the USA will win, but I expect a much closer game this time.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 22, 2008 9:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wade has that amazing move

where he fakes like he is going to come across to the middle of the lane, but then sidesteps the defender and lays it in from the left side.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 22, 2008 9:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, oh wow

What a move. I can’t even do that in my dreams.

Can we get Wade with our cap space?

Let’s see. Bayless, Wade, Roy, and Rudy in a four guard lineup anchored by Oden.

Nope, won’t work. Too bad.

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by jscot on Aug 22, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

USA basketball=boring

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by BlazerFan1 on Aug 22, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

100% disagree

Wade in particular has been scintillating in this tournament.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 22, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When Wade is healthy

he is always spectacular and he is an allstar in the NBA so I expect that. I am just not impressed. We get it, that “team” is good.

Go Espana

Sophia

Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.

-Warren Bennis USC Professor

That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881

"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe

by BlazerFan1 on Aug 22, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the USA's Team Defense

has also been amazing. I have no problem with Blazer fans rooting for Rudy/Spain but I think you have to give credit to Coach K and the team for playing so hard and so well.

Here’s to a good gold medal game.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 22, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it really has been

I was seriously skeptical, but man… they’ve won me over, going to events, being visible and likable, playing defense—I think redeem team is a proper name for them.

by TimG on Aug 22, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

A little too much standing around on offense sometimes, but the defense has been excellent. These guys are playing defense like they really want to win.

It’s an all-star team playing defense as if they are in the NBA Finals.

The one weak spot today, really, was interior defense. When Howard was out, they just got muscled around too much. They could use a healthy Greg Oden in four years.

I don’t think that will be so much a problem against Spain, though. They match up better against Spain’s big men than they do against Argentina’s.

And yes, both Spain and Argentina have some really ugly players. I’ve got to give it to Scola, though, any team that has him has to be tops in any all-ugly competition. Of course, I think his game is ugly, too, which makes it worse. Effective, but ugly.

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by jscot on Aug 22, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice, we will as much Rudy vs. NBA as possible in this tournament

He looked pretty good again in the fourth today. Maybe that is also one of his strengths, clutch performance.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 22, 2008 9:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope Rudy doesn't have a skull fracture

from that “Head Butt”. There is always that Advil Tape to hold him together.

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by BlueBooYay on Aug 22, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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